Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| go on holiday / almost never / My parents |
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| usually / to the hairdresser's / once a month / I / go |
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| I travel a lot. I / some petrol / need / every other day. |
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| My car / several times a year / breaks down |
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| every day / to the gym / go / Do / ? / you |
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| saw / five times / I / it |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| when you talk to her / rarely / She / listens |
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| in blue / She / dresses / very often |
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| will / rarely / if you need it / help you / Tom |
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| always / get up / at 8 a.m. / I |
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| go / I / to the gym / three times a week |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| she / phoned / Yesterday, / twice / me |
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| soup / We / every other day / have |
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| I / in green? / Can / dress / always |
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| John / is / often / late |
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| How / you / go / to the disco? / often / do |
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| Kevin / Does / win / ? / always |
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| hardly ever / I / eat / oranges |
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| is / always / asking me questions / She |
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| very often / come / My parents / to help me |
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| listen / They / can / never |
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| have to go / day in, day out / shopping / I |
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| in the mornings. / Something is the matter with me. I / am / usually / very tired |
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| never / You / your car keys / can / find |
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| eats / for dinner / often / Mike / pizza |
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| usually / you / at home? / Do / have lunch |
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| never / what to say / know / I |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| often / feel tired? / Do / you |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| some help with the homework / need / usually / They |
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| go / usually / I / to the dentist / once a year |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
